sledgehammer
pronunciation
How to pronounce sledgehammer in British English:
UK [ˈsledʒhæmə(r)]
How to pronounce sledgehammer in American English:
US [ˈslɛdʒˌhæmɚ]
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- Noun:
- a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
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- Verb:
- beat with a sledgehammer
Word Origin
- sledgehammer (n.)
- late 15c., from sledge (n.1) + hammer (n.). As a verb, from 1834. Old English had slegebytel "hammer," from beetle (n.2).
Example
- 1. Perhaps the government could even charge $ 20 for each swing of the sledgehammer .
- 2. Mckinnon has spoken about his fears , saying that he wakes every morning " feeling as though someone has taken a sledgehammer to my chest during the night " .
- 3. Do you have a sledgehammer in your heart ?
- 4. He took rather a sledgehammer approach to the whole thing .
- 5. Previously they have tackled a computer with a sledgehammer , played golf with an apple , and exploded ' bottle-bombs ' , capturing each moment at a fraction of the pace of real life .